PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Chatham Men's Basketball (1-0, 0-0 PAC) defeated Hartwick (0-1, 0-0 Empire 8) 101-75 for their first win of the season on Friday night at the Athletic and Fitness Center.
Senior
Tajh Williams netted a game-high 27 points for the Cougars shooting 10-16 from the field and 5-8 from deep including 18 points in the first half. Freshman
Gregory Taylor had a stellar start to his Chatham career scoring 21 points shooting 9-15 from the field. Taylor dished out 5 assists and grabbed 6 boards. Junior
Rocco Spadafora scored 14 points shooting 6-6 from the field and 2-2 from deep. Senior
Drew Vizenor had 8 points on 3-10 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Cougars.
With a three pointer by Williams and layups by Taylor, Williams, and Rocco, the Cougars jumped out to a 9-2 lead. A triple by Williams gave the Cougars a 25-16 lead with 12:32 left into the first half and the Chatham offense continued to be strong throughout. The Cougars continued their dominant offensive performance going up 35-18 off a three pointer made by sophomore
Robbie Segarich. The Hawks started to chip their way back in dropping the Chatham lead to 8. Going into the half, the Cougars led the Hawks 50-42.
The Cougars started the second half strong going back up by 17 off buckets by Williams (2) and Taylor (2). Even with a couple buckets for the Hawks, the Cougars were going back and forth with them but continued to dominate. By the 14:44 mark in the second half, the Cougars were leading by 22 with a score of 74-52. A layup by junior
Julian Lownes with 1:19 left got the Cougars to the 100-point mark in the 26-point win.
Chatham shot 53.9% from the field for the game, including 48.1% from three. The Cougars held Hartwick to 41.1% shooting on the night.
Men's Basketball returns to the Athletic and Fitness Center tomorrow for their 2 p.m. game against St. Mary's.
